Anyone using a good downwind rig that can be singlehanded?
Mike Wainfeld
CD Typhoon "Regalo"
ripcord1@erols.com
Downwind sail for a singlehanded Typhoon
Moderator: Jim Walsh
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sloopjohnl
Re: Downwind sail for a singlehanded Typhoon
asymmetrical spinnaker (gennaker). attaches to stem head, no pole, can be used from beam reach to downwind.
Mike Wainfeld wrote: Anyone using a good downwind rig that can be singlehanded?
Mike Wainfeld
CD Typhoon "Regalo"
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Paul D.
Re: Downwind sail for a singlehanded Typhoon
Mike,
Our Typhoon came with a spinnaker and I just set it as a cruising spinnaker. Tie a sail tie around the forestay and tack of sail. Hook and run a downhaul from the tack through the bow chock and aft to the cockpit. Run a sheet from the clew to the aft spinnaker blocks or just the genoa blocks set aft. Hoist and go. Ease the downhaul for a fuller sail on runs and haul it and the sheet to go up to just off a beam reach. Not as simple as poling out the genny but it Works for me.
Paul Danicic
HORNET #1178
MPLS
nyeme001@tc.umn.edu
Our Typhoon came with a spinnaker and I just set it as a cruising spinnaker. Tie a sail tie around the forestay and tack of sail. Hook and run a downhaul from the tack through the bow chock and aft to the cockpit. Run a sheet from the clew to the aft spinnaker blocks or just the genoa blocks set aft. Hoist and go. Ease the downhaul for a fuller sail on runs and haul it and the sheet to go up to just off a beam reach. Not as simple as poling out the genny but it Works for me.
Paul Danicic
HORNET #1178
MPLS
nyeme001@tc.umn.edu